[mitthrowaway2]

Coming from a city where bike theft is severe, the biggest culture shock for me in Japan was seeing how they "lock" their bicycles: loop a flimsy metal ring through the back wheel, and walk away. You could easily still wheel the bike away on its front wheel or toss it into the back of a truck. And yet, it will always still be there when you come back. Amazing.

[sleepybrett]

If they use any lock at all. Even in the heart of tokyo you'll see bikes just propped up against a wall or sitting in a rack with no lock at all.

[jacquesm]

My house and workshop in rural Canada were like that: no locks. Nothing. Massive quantity of expensive tools in a completely unsecured building.

This made for a bit of a tricky scene during title transfer, how do you pass the keys to the new owners if there are no keys...